Cyclopedia of textile work : a general reference library on cotton, woollen and worsted yarn manufacture, weaving, designing, chemistry and dyeing, finishing, knitting, and allied subjects (1907)
Chicago : American school of correspondence · leaf 48
the embeddedneedles is withdrawn, the sprue is cut off and the leaded needlesare ready to be clamped in the cylinder. One advantage of leadedneedles is that the needle being held in the mould by the head andmiddle portion stands true in the lead and consequently in thecylinder. An objection is the… … Fiff. 14. Needle Mold. Needles for backing work should be longer than for plainwork, the object being to keep the sinker bur from picking up thebacking. It also distributes the bending, caused by the backingbur, over a greater length of the needle and thereby prolongs thelife of the needle. The…
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